David Ritter

• David Ritter is the chief executive officer of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. He is also an adjunct professor in the Sydney Democracy Network at Sydney University; an affiliate of the Sydney Environment Institute; an associate of the Sydney Policy Lab at Sydney University and an honorary fellow of the Law Faculty at UWA. 

  David's most recent book is The Coal Truth: The Fight to Stop Adani, Defeat the Big Polluters and Reclaim our Democracy. He has two daughters and lives in Sydney.

  You can follow David Ritter on Twitter @David_Ritter.

Articles written by David Ritter (42)

• 3 June 2025 | Labor must decide what its legacy will be
• 2 August 2023 | Rainbow Warrior continues Greenpeace's quest for climate justice
• 28 May 2023 | Woodside and other polluters littering our oceans
• 28 April 2023 | Fossil fuel company seeks to undo decades of whale conservation
• 20 March 2023 | Corporations hitting accelerator for electric vehicle fleets
• 17 February 2023 | Ministers hit the pedal to accelerate Australia's electric vehicle uptake
• 20 November 2022 | Change of pace by AGL a giant tick for clean energy
• 23 October 2022 | Australia lacks a fuel efficiency standard — you could make it happen
• 25 September 2022 | Toyota tanks on clean cars while coasting on 'climate friendly' reputation
• 19 August 2022 | Woodside's industrial-size attempt at reputation washing
• 6 July 2022 | Angus Taylor shocked to discover climate change
• 19 June 2022 | Coalition-backed broken-down coal burners fuel energy crisis
• 22 May 2022 | Woodside's fossil fuel focus could push our climate over the edge
• 29 April 2022 | 'Don't Look Up' Election further ignores climate crisis
• 19 March 2022 | Workers suffer when their employers drive climate emergency
• 19 February 2022 | Extreme weather and temperatures sound alarm on climate change
• 17 December 2021 | Banks suspected in AGL's climate foul play
• 19 November 2021 | Scott Morrison is a threat to the Great Barrier Reef
• 22 October 2021 | Universities, governments and companies can help avert climate catastrophe
• 16 September 2021 | Corporate 'greenwashing' a major obstacle in climate change fight
• 19 August 2021 | Teenager steps up as AGL board nominee
• 22 July 2021 | AGL keeps coal burning as business suffers
• 18 June 2021 | Optus falling behind in renewable energy commitments
• 23 May 2021 | Morrison Government's climate policy is a national joke
• 22 April 2021 | Scott Morrison’s climate change leadership fail
• 19 March 2021 | Mark McGowan's win a potential victory for Australian climate goals
• 19 February 2021 | AGL is leading the way in harmful coal pollution
• 20 November 2020 | Major corporations rush towards clean energy commitment
• 25 October 2020 | Coal-fired air pollution: The invisible killer
• 18 September 2020 | Coal burning causes capital crimes against humanity and nature
• 21 August 2020 | The failure of our leaders to act on climate change is frustrating
• 24 July 2020 | 'Game of mates' being played in COVID-19 Commission
• 23 June 2020 | Gas stench permeates the COVID-19 Commission
• 13 May 2020 | The fossil fuel industry has corrupted our democracy
• 19 April 2020 | Keeping our promises: We can't let the Great Barrier Reef die
• 22 March 2020 | During times of disaster, the human spirit prevails
• 3 March 2020 | The Morrison Government’s coal addiction defies reason
• 26 January 2020 | Australia's coal production directly killing animals like the koala
• 23 November 2019 | Bushfire disaster blame falls on coal companies
• 19 October 2019 | Institutional corruption is keeping the coal fires burning
• 18 September 2019 | Climate strike set to be a Coalition wake-up call
• 20 August 2019 | Accident-prone oil industry to drill Great Australian Bight